General Information Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha

If you are interested in studying general information science, you may want to check out the program at University of Nebraska at Omaha. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 15,892 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 59 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from UNOMAHA.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

UNOMAHA General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

UNOMAHA General Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks information science programs across the country. The following shows how UNOMAHA performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at UNOMAHA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Information Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	9
Best General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Popular General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	39
Best Value General Information Science Schools	44
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Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	53
Best General Information Science Schools	57
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	68
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	75

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in information science from UNOMAHA. This makes it the #54 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Information Science Student Demographics at UNOMAHA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at University of Nebraska at Omaha.

UNOMAHA General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students earned a bachelor's degree in information science from UNOMAHA. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science at UNOMAHA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNOMAHA General Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of information science master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nebraska at Omaha with a master's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNOMAHA also has a doctoral program available in information science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Computer Workers	2,980	$86,230
Systems Software Developers	2,880	$94,620
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,200	$122,450
Computer Science Professors	180	$87,480
Computer and Information Research Scientists	30	$86,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beatmastermatt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.